Danish journalist Peder Jensen recently wrote a report about my talk in Copenhagen for the website Document.dk. Titled, "Raymond Ibrahim Documents the Persecution of Christians, Also in Europe," an English translation of it, as well as the photo accompanying the report, follow: Author and translator Raymond Ibrahim was born in the United States to Coptic Christian … [Read more...]
Canada: Nearly 100 Churches Torched, Four during Christmas, 2023
The Stream About 100 churches have been vandalized, torched, or desecrated over the last two-and-a-half years—not in Egypt or Nigeria, but in Canada (mapped and listed here). While this phenomenon received a bit of media attention, after some 30 churches were initially torched in the summer of 2021, that number has significantly grown to 96, with the authorities doing little, … [Read more...]
‘A Field of Jihad’ The Muslim Persecution of Christians, December 2023 (Christmas Edition)
Gatestone Institute The following are among the abuses and murders inflicted on Christians by Muslims throughout the month of December 2023. Christmas-Timed Slaughters and Nightmares Nigeria: Beginning on Christmas Eve and into Christmas Day, Muslim terrorists massacred nearly 200 Christians. Well-armed Muslim Fulani tribesmen hacked, stabbed, riddled with bullets, and … [Read more...]
Lenient Ruling against Murderers of Coptic Christian Raises Questions
Coptic Solidarity A court ruling concerning the murder of a Christian man has left many of Egypt’s Copts disappointed and, once again, feeling discriminated against. Background: In April, 2022, three masked men pulled up near the workshop of Rani Ra’fat, a 28-year-old Coptic engineer. Once the Christian appeared, a hail of fire was opened on him. He died on the spot; 22 … [Read more...]
Coptic Christmas Eve: Another Church Torched in Egypt
Coptic Solidarity Sadly, but certainly not surprisingly, another Christmas has come and gone in Egypt, with yet another Islamic terror attack on a church gathered for prayer. On Jan. 6, 2024—Christmas Eve according to the Orthodox calendar, which millions of Christians spend by worshipping in church—Muslim fanatics torched a prayer tent in the village of Mansheyet Zafarana in … [Read more...]